Building LPWAN Solutions that last for Years
summary
Mass-deployable LoRa devices use LoRaWAN messaging over kilometers with a typical LoRa link budget ~151 dBm versus Wi‑Fi ~95 dBm, enabling tiny sensors to run years on batteries. A helium balloon at 26 km altitude is received 700+ km away, but real coverage needs many gateways (Berlin shows ~62 public gateways); gateways cost ~€1,200 for full stations or €60–70 for compact units. A community-run The Things Network offers free public routing, a commercial hosted option, and an open-source network server in Go that manages gateway/packet routing.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:23COST AND SCALE
- 7:12LORA PERFORMANCE
- 10:54IOT CONNECTIVITY
- 12:09LORAWAN SESSIONS
- 18:50REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION
- 21:21WILDLIFE PROTECTION
- 21:43GREEN SEA TURTLE TRACKING
- 22:25COLD CHAIN MONITORING
- 22:50SYNCHRONIZING STATION CLOCKS
- 27:10REGULATED CHAIN
- 27:53CONNECTED CHAIN
- 29:18CHOOSE YOUR DEPLOYMENT
- 30:43THE THINGS NETWORK STACK V3
- 32:03V3 BASE COMPONENTS
- 33:12PRIVATE-PRIVATE PEERING
- 34:55YOU ARE THE NETWORK
